APRIL 28. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1161

Rural Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on
Lease in Perpetuity.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-
six of “The Land Act, 1892,” and section two of “The
Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” I,
Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare and provide as
follows, that is to say,—

1. The rural lands enumerated in the Schedules hereto
   are hereby set apart for disposal by way of selection on and
   after the eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred
   and four, at the respective prices specified in the said
   Schedules.

2. The said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity
   only, as provided by section one hundred and twenty-one of
   “The Land Act, 1892,” as they contain, or are supposed to
   contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone, and shall not be
   purchased for cash.

3. For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown
   Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” the lands enumerated in the
   First Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “heavy-bush
   land,” the lands in the Second Schedule shall be deemed to
   be “light-bush land,” and the lands in the Third Schedule
   shall be deemed to be “scrub land.”

4. No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local
   authority from the said lands for the period of four years in
   the case of heavy-bush land, three years in the case of light-
   bush land, and two years in the case of scrub land, from the
   date from which in each case respectively such lands are
   disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy
   or collect any such rate from such lands during such period.

5. After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the
   selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for
   a period of four years in the case of heavy-bush land, three
   years in the case of light-bush land, and two years in the
   case of scrub land, shall not be demanded; provided that
   if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy
   the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so
   conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the
   Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable
   by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the
   amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the
   Board shall think fit.

SCHEDULES.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
Second-class Heavy-bush Land.
Waimea County.—Tadmor Survey District.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
5 II. 211 0 0 0 3·84 1 13 9
3 VI. 227 0 0 0 5·52 2 12 3
4 " 187 0 0 0 5·52 2 3 0
11 VII. } 215 0 0 0 4·8 2 3 0
6 VIII. }

Hilly land, covered with bush, principally birch, with a
little rimu and kahikatea; some milling timber on Sec-
tion 11. Accessible by main road up the Tadmor Valley,
and distant about fifteen miles from the Motupiko Railway-
station.

43 VII. 389 0 0 0 4·56 3 13 11
45 " 245 0 0 0 5·04 2 11 5
46 " 247 0 0 0 4·56 2 6 11
47 " 338 0 0 0 4·56 3 4 3
48 " 137 0 0 0 4·56 1 6 0
49 " 277 0 0 0 4·56 2 12 8

Generally undulating easy slopes, with some small flats
along the creeks, the bush consisting of birch, rimu, and
some pine; altitude from 700 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.
All these sections are accessible by unformed roads up the
Sherry River and its branches, and up Slippery Creek, and
are distant from one mile to two miles and a half from
ends of formed roads, and about five miles from the Sherry
Post-office.

Inangahua County.—Tutaki Survey District.

3 II. 158 0 0 0 4·08 1 6 10

Hilly, broken country; heavy bush, chiefly birch, with a
few rimu; 700 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. Access by
unformed road. Distant about one mile and a half from
Murchison Post-office.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT—continued.

FIRST SCHEDULE—continued.
Second-class Heavy-bush Land—continued.
Inangahua County.—Tutaki Survey District—continued.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
13 VI. 127 0 0 0 3·36 0 17 9

Rough broken country, varying from 700 ft. to 1,800 ft.
above sea-level, covered with heavy bush, chiefly birch, with
a few rimu; from 25 to 35 chains back from the Matakitaiki
Road. Distant from three to five miles from Murchison
Post-office.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
Second-class Light-bush Land.
Waimea County.—Kaiteriteri Survey District.

94 X., Sq. 9 115 1 24 0 2·88 0 13 10

Weighted with £10, valuation for fencing.
Poor land; about one-half birch bush, remainder manuka
and scrub. Situated about five miles and a half from Mo-
tueka.

Buller County.—Kawatiri Survey District.

6 I. 34 0 34 0 7·2 0 10 3
7 " 45 2 24 0 7·2 0 13 8

Low-lying level land, rather wet; fair soil; poorly
timbered with pine. Accessible by Waimangaroa River
and road reserve, and distant about a mile and a half from
Waimangaroa Railway-station.

THIRD SCHEDULE.
Second-class Scrub Land.
Waimea County.—Motueka Survey District.

27A {(XVI.)
{Moutere} 113 1 24 0 2·4 0 11 4
{Hills o.D.}

About 10 acres flax swamp, remainder poor fern and
manuka hills. Accessible by ridge road. Distant about
twelve miles from Motueka and five miles from Upper Mou-
tere Post-office.

Buller County.—Kawatiri Survey District.

28 II. 63 3 26 0 7·2 0 19 2
29 " 73 1 11 0 7·2 1 1 11

These sections have frontage to railway-line. About
half poor swampy land; all level. Accessible by metalled
road. About one mile from Waimangaroa Railway-
station.

33 II. 65 0 26 0 7·2 0 19 6
34 " 65 0 13 0 7·2 0 19 6

Open swamp land, difficult to drain. Accessible by
metalled road. About half a mile from Birchfield Rail-
way-station.

Ngakawau Survey District.

38 V. 77 1 17 0 7·2 1 3 2

Nearly all open swamp land; fair soil, but difficult to
drain; having frontage to railway-line and metalled road in
course of construction. About three-quarters of a mile from
Birchfield Railway-station.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twentieth day of April, one thousand nine
hundred and four.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in Southland Land District open for Selection
on Lease in Perpetuity.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth
section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark,
Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, having received the report of the Surveyor-General
in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby
declare that the rural lands described in the Schedule here-
to shall be open for selection on and after the fourteenth
day of June, one thousand nine hundred and four; and
also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may
be selected on lease in perpetuity only, in accordance with